as in myopic
able to see near things more clearly than distant ones
I am a little nearsighted and need to wear glasses to drive
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Recent Examples of nearsighted
Other recommendations include avoiding reading in low light, maintaining a healthy distance from screens and books, and initiating early screening — especially in children of nearsighted parents, ideally by age 3.
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Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Others struggle to see objects located too far away, rendering us nearsighted.
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Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
19 Aug. 2025
And once people became nearsighted, screen time was tied to 54 percent higher odds that their myopia would get worse.
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Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Although the group didn't run a human study, Huang tested the algorithm out with his own nearsighted vision.
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Sarah Lewin,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 July 2014
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Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Others struggle to see objects located too far away, rendering us nearsighted.
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Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
19 Aug. 2025
And once people became nearsighted, screen time was tied to 54 percent higher odds that their myopia would get worse.
—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Although the group didn't run a human study, Huang tested the algorithm out with his own nearsighted vision.
—
Sarah Lewin,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 July 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearsighted
Adjective
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Her doggedness, maybe her righteousness too, a fierce myopic focus and will, and a crazy confidence that in the end, both have nothing to lose.
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And above all, the district must not take on any debt for operating costs, even if pushed to by outside and routinely myopic political forces.
Adjective
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At a moment when many cities are experiencing remarkable reductions in crime, the question now is whether policymakers will build on that progress — or retreat into the same shortsighted approaches that left too many communities struggling in the first place.
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But doing so might be shortsighted.
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“Nearsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearsighted. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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